Stomach ache

[whateverchristine]

for the past 3 years I have had a pain in my lower left side. Starting just below my rib and sometimes going down as low as my hip bone. I have had many test and nothing shows up.Recently I had a ultra sound and it showed that I had a cyst on my left ovary 2.5 cm. I do not think that this is the problem. I have been taking medicine for IBS, Prevacid, a fiber substute and nothing seems to help. I watch what I eat and nothing. Some times I awake in the morning to the pain. I have tried the yogurt daily. I am at a loss and am really hurting. Any suggestions?

thanks

[ok2531]

I have been having the same type of pain.  Starts in the upper left side back area & goes down between my ribs & hip bone.  The only thing they can find is an elevated amylase level.  So I'm off to see a GI specialist to figure out what is going on.  Sometimes a stone from the gallbladder can cause pancreatitis.  

[whateverchristine]

No they took it out in March 2006

[ok2531]

have them check your amylase & lipase levels.  do you have your gallbladder?

[whateverchristine]

No when I had an ultra sound last week they stated that they could not see the pancreas due to a gas pocket. I had a barium enima last month it was unremarkable.

[ok2531]

Have they checked your pancreas???